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God is speaking to Hosea.
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## lawsuit ##
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a complaint by one person against another person in a court of law
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## your mother ##
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This refers to Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## for she is not my wife ##
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Yahweh is stating that Israel (she) is no longer acting like a wife to Yahweh. Instead Israel has turned away from following and worshiping Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## and neither am I her husband ##
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Yahweh can no longer be in relationship with the nation of Israel as a husband would be to his wife. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## and her acts of adultery ##
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A wife who is adulterous leaves her husband to have a sexual relationship with another man. This shows how Israel was acting with Yahweh.
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## from between her breasts ##
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This imagery shows that Israel is relying on the idols and not Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## I will strip her naked and show her nakedness as on the day that she was born ##
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Israel has turned away from Yahweh, they will no longer have Yahweh's protection around them and his provision for them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## I will make her like the wilderness ##
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Yahweh will change Israel to resemble the wilderness. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## and I will make her die from thirst ##
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Here "thirst" refers to the need to worship and rely on Yahweh, not idols, or Israel will not be able to survive as a nation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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